Elijah Thomas, Andrew Fauerbach, Amber Lindberg, Thomas King Professor San Martin ENV2400 06 December 2018 Group Report 3 The author of this article is Luke Cole, a leader in the environmental justice movement during his lifetime, which had argued that many lower class communities have become places where people dispose of their waste. He was… Read more Toxic Waste Dumping on Native American Land
Dale Ross (R) is the mayor of Georgetown in Texas which is the first city in Texas to transition to 100% renewable energy and is the largest city in the country to do so. He talks about how his city transitioned and how it can be an example for the rest of the country. He… Read more Republican Mayor talks about how this city in Texas converted to 100% renewable energy
Lithium ion batteries are becoming more and more common in today’s consumer electronics and electric vehicles. One of the main materials used in the production of lithium ion batteries is cobalt, the majority of which comes form the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This article delves in depth with some of the humanitarian issues involved with the production of lithium ion batteries.
http://fortune.com/longform/blood-sweat-and-batteries/
This article is about the climate change report that came out on Black Friday where scientists are warning that the world will see devastating impacts if we continue to live the way we do. It was completely denied by Trump, and many didn’t even get to see it due to the busyness of the holidays.… Read more Climate Change Report released on Black Friday